Siphokazi Vuso siphokazi.vuso@inl.co.za INFORMAL settlement residents whose homes were hit by heavy downpours across the province yesterday have described their living conditions in winter as a nightmare.
Flooded roads, power outages, damage to homes and fallen trees were among the incidents reported in several parts of the province yesterday.
Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell said Gugulethu, Macassar Village, Philippi East, Khayelitsha, Langa and Delft were among areas affected by flooding, and a request was sent to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) to provide humanitarian assistance.
Powell said power outages were reported in Joe Slovo, Noordhoek, Crawford, Woodstock, Bellville and Somerset West, and roadways were cleared.
Parts of the greater Oudtshoorn were also experiencing power outages following the wind and rain yesterday.
Joe Slovo resident Sandisiwe Maphasa said…